Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- The Federal Government has set a 24-month deadline for the completion of the ongoing reconstruction of the National Library headquarters complex in Abuja.

Tunji Alausa, minister of education, announced the timeline on Thursday during a familiarisation visit to the project site.

The federal government commenced the project in 2006, with an initial completion target of two years. The contract was awarded to Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) at the cost of N8.59 billion.

However, the project has suffered nearly two decades of delays due to funding constraints, contract variations and disagreements over the cost of completion.

In August, the federal government approved an additional N118.309 billion for the completio...